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Call for proposals to conduct stakeholder analysis and pilot study on the safe use of treated wastewater

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The WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA) is calling for proposals from national consultation services to perform a stakeholder analysis and pilot study on the safe use of treated wastewater in agriculture, based on the WHO 2006 "Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture", under the joint WHO/United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility project "Piloting Health Adaptation to Climate Change”.

Deadline

Deadline for receipt of proposals is 15:00 hours (Jordan time) on 22 August 2013.

Project documents

Letter for bidders [pdf 128kb]

Details on the request for proposals [pdf 600kb]

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WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture

 

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